The award-winning Broadway musical is about 10 quirky adolescent spellers who compete for a chance to go to the national spelling bee while becoming the unlikeliest of heroes. According to guest director Pamela Hill, the unique script gives Wittenberg students a chance to play roles in which they have all found themselves in at one point in their lives.

The musical does have one, very special twist that makes the show different from other musicals.

“The production is innovative in that not only does the cast compete, but selected volunteer audience members are also allowed to compete,” Hill said. “Because the audience volunteers are not scripted, every performance is unique, which makes for a truly fun show.

“This is a great musical for Wittenberg to produce. It allows many actors the chance to play an age that they have actually gone through as opposed to playing an older character. It also utilizes their musical abilities, their improvisational and dance skills, and their spelling knowledge. Another unique quality of this production is that it references specific current locales and news items. Actors actually write certain portions of the script.”